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There comes a time when a little food cart needs to grow up and get a “real” business…or at least that’s what they tell us.

We wonder–why not both? KOi Fusion has been defying odds since its inception in 2009, and now we are doing it again. Presenting our very first ever brick & mortar location, koi-ly nicknamed KOi DStreet for its location in the D-Street building on SE Division at 30th.

Photo courtesy of Steve Shomler

This location boasts indoor, climate-controlled seating for 35, 2+ taps of amazing, cold beer (Hop Valley Brewing & Base Camp Brewing), our deep-fried wonders like the K-Dog & Sweet Potato Fries, and much more! You will also notice upon your first visit that KOi’s kind of gone to space–look for some new branding with wall murals and table tops by local designer Gage Hamilton. We went back to the basics with classy black and white with accents of light grained wood. This location of KOi will be introducing some new, never-before-seen menu items at our new location too!

Photo courtesy of Steve Shomler

Trippy, right?

We are so excited to share this new location with you all!

Current DStreet Hours Monday-Sunday 11am-10pm

Phone in Orders to 503-889-0422

Why D-Street?

Photo courtesy of Steve Shomler

Many people have asked us since sporting the above shirts at Eat Mobile 2014–what is a D-Street Native? What many of our long-time K’Heads know is that we were one of the original food carts on Division at 30th. After the beginnings of construction, all of the carts had to relocate, and once construction went to its finishing phase, the developers invited us to be one of the first businesses back in the area. It’s because of this that we’ve coined the term DStreet Native, one that originated from the same spot on Division.

We owe a huge thanks to all the people who helped us get to where we are today. KOi has grown so much and we aren’t stopping yet! We still have our killer carts (have you been to our newest spot on SE Oak next to Base Camp Brewing?) Look for more news as the year moves forward!

Yeah that was pretty rad! Huge thanks to all our #KHeads who supported us!

We’re back at Eat Mobile today sharing a NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN item. In honor of our new location (and very first ever brick-and-mortar), we are cooking up something with some serious staying power. A perfect bite for a rainy spring day, this item will give a whole new perspective to how you see kimchi.

Join us TODAY rain or shine at Willamette Week’s Eat Mobile at OMSI from 1pm-6pm and #getsumKOi. Be sure to tag your pics @KOiFusionPDX and #WWEatMobile!

A KOi ship has landed at Base Camp! We are very excited to announce that we have teamed up with Base Camp Brewing to offer brews and tacos for all our hungry K’Heads. The new Base Camp cart will have the same hours as the brewery:

Sunday-Wednesday Noon until 9pm
Thursday-Saturday 11am until Midnight

As you may have noticed, these hours are crazy different from most of our other locations (besides Stadium)–stay tuned to our twitter for updates as some of our locations move to summer hours!Tweets by @KOifusionpdx

The Move

Where did this trailer come from? The Base Camp Trailer came over from its location at SuperPod (on SE 2nd and Water Ave near Produce Row). Fun Fact: The trailer has only moved 6 blocks east of its previous location, which means that if you are recently heartbroken over the move, fear not! We are now in a location just outside Base Camp Brewing, a brewery with a sick indoor taproom (hooray climate control!), awesome outdoor seating (which is currently expanding), and hearty FREE beer smells! And we are a quick walk from the old location! Feel better? We thought you might

You can now get KOi Fusion from inside the taproom (simply order at the bar) and hot, happy kimchi times are headed your way–delivered right to your table!

While we’ve had our noses to the grindstone, turning out some killer tacos, we’ve been getting some love from local K’Headz! We want to share the K-Love!

Frugal Living NW's Food Cart Friday Feature!

It’s Mexican food, no wait, it’s Korean, no wait…….

Frugal Living NW featured a write-up on our Bridgeport Village location this past summer in their Food Cart Friday Series! Amy from Eating My Way Thru Portland covered our tacos, burritos, and sweet potato fries! While her favorites are the pork and bulgogi tacos, she also notes not to be afraid of the different Korean marinades. We find them to all be special in their own ways.

While the Bridgeport Village KOi isn’t technically a “food cart” persay, it still holds the values our mobile trucks and catering services hold–make great food. That, paired with a knowledgable staff and good timing, will make for some sweet buzz throughout the Portland Metro Area!

Yummy KOi Tacos! Image via EatingMyWayThruPortland.com

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Sometimes that love goes out a little further than Portland! How could we leave out the K-Love we got from The Daily Meal who even referenced our KDogs in their Top 101 Food Carts. Not only were we blown away for the mention, we managed to snag #24 on the list! In the country! Wow!

We earned #24 on the list of 101 Best Food Carts in the US

Then, of course, later this summer we received some attention from PDX Eater regarding a few pieces of paper we signed. Doesn’t seem like a big deal until you realize those papers were to lease out space in the BRAND NEW D-STREET COMPLEX to open our very first BRICK-AND-MORTAR! What?!

True story, actually. We are now in the process of opening up our very first brick-and-mortar, full on, sit-down-indoors-and-have-some-KOi establishment in the up-and-coming area that is SE Division (around 30th). Scheduled to open up early next year, this version of KOi may be the coolest yet, as it also hints at some serious rebranding that is in the works. The food stays great and the opportunity to find it is only going to get easier, people! Make sure to mark your calendars for early 2014 for the opening of the new SE KOi location.

You be the judge! Come visit us TODAY (Tuesday) for our first go at our brand new location on 3rd and Ankeny (across from Voodoo Doughnuts).

Don't act like you've never been there before...

We’re serving up all your delectable KOi favorites (will it be a Bulgogi taco today? Or maybe a spicy tofu burrito?) and you’re just going to kick yourself if you miss the chance to pick up some Voodoo for dessert…